Community Radio News & Articles

November 28, 2012

 

The Congress of Guatemala approved a bill in a closed-door session on November 20th reforming the Telecommunications Law to extend the current commercial radio licenses for another 20 years.

October 24, 2012

On October 12th the government of Guatemala commemorates the Dia de la Hispanidad, the day Colombus arrived to the Americas.

August 22, 2012
A new bill proposed by the right-wing political party in Guatemala would criminalize the use of the radio spectrum for any actors not authorized to do so. The bill aims to take community radio stations that are fighting for legal recognition off the air.
July 26, 2012

This summer Cultural Survival's partners in the community radio network in Guatemala have embarked on a new initiative of local exchanges among radio stations. This past weekend, on July 21-22, two pairs of radio stations visited each other to get to know their work models.

July 25, 2012

On July 7–8, 2012, members of 15 community radio stations partnering with Cultural Survival’s radio network across Guatemala gathered for a workshop in the Mujb’ab’l Yol training center in San Mateo, Quetzaltenango.

July 24, 2012
July 6, 2012

This month marks the 12th anniversary of Radio Xob'il Yol Qman Txun, Cultural Survival's community radio station partner in Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala.

June 26, 2012

In early June, the network of Cultural Survival's partner community radio stations in Guatemala got together once again in the training center in San Mateo, Quetzaltenango for a two-day workshop on the best practices of community radio.

June 21, 2012
On June 21, 2012 at 3:30pm EST, Cultural Survival's Deputy Executive Director, Mark Camp, will be on CO-OP Radio Vancouver, 102.7 to speak about "Our Voices on the Air: Reaching New Audiences through Indigenous Radio" conference.
June 20, 2012
On June 21, at 9:30 am, Cultural Survival's Deputy Executive Director, Mark Camp will be on WBAI with Tiokasin Ghosthorse to talk about raids against Uqul Tinamit radio in Guatemala. Listen online http://www.wbai.org/index.php

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